NATHAN JAWAI

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:23 am

I think Anstey is indeed the only NBL player that's been drafted and played in the NBA. Gaze, Heal and Bradtke all had short stints but they were all free agent signees. And of course, Brad Newley was drafted by the Rockets last year but he may never end up playing in the NBA if Europe or a return to the NBL proves too appealing.

by **Dan's Brain** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:27 am

Did Jason Smith ever get drafted? (Not the Sixers rookie bigman) I'm fairly sure he entered it once or twice.

by **Fizdale** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:27 am

Jawai, according to an austraillian friend, has a close comparison to Andrew Bynum???

Close nuf aussies???

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:45 am

Joakim_Noah13 wrote:Did Jason Smith ever get drafted? (Not the Sixers rookie bigman) I'm fairly sure he entered it once or twice.

I don't remember him entering the Draft but if he did he wasn't picked.

by **airjordan12** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:53 am

Nathan Jawai will be a powerhouse, if you have actually seen him play he is a great player and has a lot of potential

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:07 am

Like I said, I hope he succeeds but being a top player in another league or college doesn't necessarily guarantee success in the NBA. Even if has the talent and gets picked, he may never actually make the jump to the NBA or like a lot of NBL players who make it to the NBA, not get much of an opportunity to get off the bench. I don't wish that upon him but it's a fate that tends to befall Aussie players who don't go through the college system.

by **Skills** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:56 am

airjordan89 wrote:Nathan Jawai will be a powerhouse, if you have actually seen him play he is a great player and has a lot of potential

..that's what they said about Kwame Brown.

by **Sauru** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:52 am

i am a scout too, and after scouting airjordan89 i have come to the conclusion that he is a fucking idiot

by **sarella** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:21 pm

Ur a good scout Sauru

But for the Jawai, who ever he is, i wish good luck

by **deihatein** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:52 pm

I scout that this thread might be good in the Hardwood Classics

by **Kenny** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:15 pm

Are you the guy who scouted Yinka Dare?

by **Bruce** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:57 pm

No way! Yinka Dare did not need to be scouted, he was the next Hakeem Olajuwon Shaq or Patrick Ewing. Well, at least he was fugly like Ewing, was from Nigeria like Hakeem and had free throw pct like shaq.

by **Ashman23** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:59 pm

Sauru is so gay.

by **Kenny** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:25 pm

Also, weren't Portland the team who chose Sam Bowie over Michael Jordan?

by **Fizdale** on Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:47 pm

airjordan89 wrote:yeah.. i am one of the portland trail blazers team scouts and we think he will be a force to be reckend with

[emperor voice]I am the scout of michael jordan, bow down to me as your life wont be completed without me for I recruited Michael Jordan..[/emperor voice]

by **Fluke32** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:21 am

airjordan89, don't joke around... I've seen the guy play! Sure he's big, and dunks really hard.(ala orlando-esque Shaq, and strangely enough he's called 'Baby Shaq') BUT HE'S NOT ALL THAT!! He's dominating the league simply because of 1 reason... WEAK Competition.

He's got a 7'3" to 7'5" wing span on his 6'10" 280 lbs body and the guys guarding him are about as thin as tree seedlings. Talk about mismatches. :roll:

He can shoot from 12 feet out, goot feet, and great court vision, but all Aussie centers have those, and he's only advantage is the fact that he's bigger than most of the guys that defends against him.

But in the NBA, his only advantage from NBL is eliminated, NBA players already have ways to defend against shooting big men, and the game is a lot faster in the NBA. Do you expect me to believe he can immediately match-up against Yao, Shaq, Dwight, Amare and co?? Don't kid yourself.At best, he's an early second rounder.

by **Maaarf** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:26 am

Why don't you guys just take it for a joke it is, laugh and move on :lol:

For all we know this is Nathan Jawai just hyping himself up..

by **JT_55** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:47 am

^If it's true, he'll be jinxing himself, something I don't think a soon to be drafted NBA rookie will do just for laughs at a NBA video game forum. Not to mention it's just plain stupid.

by **Matthew** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:20 am

Andrew wrote:I think Anstey is indeed the only NBL player that's been drafted and played in the NBA. Gaze, Heal and Bradtke all had short stints but they were all free agent signees. And of course, Brad Newley was drafted by the Rockets last year but he may never end up playing in the NBA if Europe or a return to the NBL proves too appealing.

Julius Hodge :crazy:

by **airjordan12** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:25 pm

Fluke32 wrote:airjordan89, don't joke around... I've seen the guy play! Sure he's big, and dunks really hard.(ala orlando-esque Shaq, and strangely enough he's called 'Baby Shaq') BUT HE'S NOT ALL THAT!! He's dominating the league simply because of 1 reason... WEAK Competition.

He's got a 7'3" to 7'5" wing span on his 6'10" 280 lbs body and the guys guarding him are about as thin as tree seedlings. Talk about mismatches. He can shoot from 12 feet out, goot feet, and great court vision, but all Aussie centers have those, and he's only advantage is the fact that he's bigger than most of the guys that defends against him.

But in the NBA, his only advantage from NBL is eliminated, NBA players already have ways to defend against shooting big men, and the game is a lot faster in the NBA. Do you expect me to believe he can immediately match-up against Yao, Shaq, Dwight, Amare and co?? Don't kid yourself.At best, he's an early second rounder.

we'll just have 2 see mate hey?

by **Gundy** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:45 pm

I like how you are "the" scout for the Blazers. Like they have one. :lol:

by **Skills** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:47 pm

Basically you're saying that Nathan Jawai will be so good, that he'll start over Greg Oden? Oh, I mean when you draft him of course..

by **airjordan12** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:49 pm

lol geez im not fucking scout fuckin hel

by **Gundy** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:19 pm

Noooo.... You had me fooled.

by **Laxation** on Thu Apr 17, 2008 3:26 pm

dylzaa is making a late run at nlsc mvp...

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